The Loss of a Companion

 

 

 Disclosure: I am being woefully dramatic.

Today is a sad day. I am grieving the loss of my most faithful companion which has been with me through so, so many stages of life.

I know it is weird to admit but, I’m unashamedly and emotionally attached to my desktop keyboard.  I have had it through the divorce years, the Walk-in Tub years, parenting as a single mom, chronicling life’s ups and downs through blogging, “the Great Shunning,” the formative ‘Kinley years’ and now. This inanimate possession has processed the bulk of my soul-searching, has clacked out a lot of communications from contracts that took my business to the next level to heartbroken blogs, side hustles, content writing, airline ticket reservations and tons of everything in between.

When Gabe was in Afghanistan, it was my only connection to my son….Volker and I used to spend H O U R S on Skype….Jacob learned his A, B, C’s on this keyboard! Oh my goodness! The memories, the conversations, the secrets and confessions….the LAUGHS and ultimately, the resurrection of internal hope through supportive relationships kindled and nourished at this keyboard. This keyboard served as a lifeline in so many ways. I know I’m dramatic but finding a replacement for it feels a lot like the closing of a chapter…. here is a toast to its cushy familiarity and to more plane tickets and many, many yet to be experienced happy blogs…..